Wednesday, 15 March 2017

ACTRESS MERCY JOHNSON BECOMES KOGI GOVERNOR'S SSA ON ENTERTAINMENT

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has appointed Nollywood actress, Mercy
Johnson, as his new Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on entertainment,
arts and culture .

Johnson’s appointment was announced, along with
62 others, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday by the Secretary
to the State Government ( SSG), Dr Folashade Ayoade.

The appointments take effect from April 1, the statement said.

According to Ayoade,
the rationale for the appointments is to “fill key positions with the
right people and to broaden inclusiveness in governance by bringing
people from more communities on board”. The breakdown of the new
appointees showed that 54 of them will serve as Senior Special
Assistants while nine will work as Special Assistants to the Governor as
Federal Constituency Supervisors for the Governor Yahaya Bello (GYB)
Connect Programme . The SSG further stated that the appointments
were made to recognise and encourage outstanding contributions to the
New Direction Agenda. “ The nine Special Assistants will also act as
direct liaisons between the present administration and the Local
Government Ward Coordinators of the GYB Connect Programme, “ the
statement said. Johnson, started her acting career soon after
completing her secondary education when she auditioned for a role in The
Maid, a movie that was to launch her into stardom. Her outstanding
performance in that movie paved the way for her into getting more roles
in movies such as Hustlers, Baby Oku in America, War in the Palace, and
many more. She is now one of the most sought-after Nollywood actresses.
Johnson won the Best Actress award at Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice
Awards in 2013 for role in comedy movie “Dumebi the dirty girl.” In December 2013, Johnson was listed as Google’s Most Searched Nollywood Celebrity,a position she also held in 2012. Johnson had in 2009 also won an award for best supporting actress at the African Movie Award show.